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Describe the plasma membrane and explain why it is called a bilayer structure

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the plasma membrane gives the cell its structure. it also allows for transport of particles into and out of the cell.

it is referred to as a bilayer structure (or lipid bilayer structure) because it has outer and inner phosphate layers that are hydrophilic (attract water) and an inner lipid layer that is hydrophobic (resists water)
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